Marilyn Manson drops defamation suit against Evan Rachel Wood and agrees to pay ex $330k

The goth stone musician, 55, had filed the 2022 suit aft Wood, 37, accused him of “horrifically” abusing and “grooming” her during their relationship.

They began dating successful 2007 erstwhile Wood was 18 and Manson was 37 and divided successful 2010 aft a little engagement.

In 2017, Wood said she had been raped and repeatedly abused and gave grounds to a Congressional committee successful 2018, but did not sanction anyone successful either instance.

The Westworld histrion named Manson - existent sanction Brian Warner - successful a 2021 Instagram post, claiming helium “abused maine for years”.

Last year, Los Angeles County justice threw retired overmuch of Manson’s suit successful which helium claimed Wood had fabricated allegations of intersexual and nationalist abuse.

On Tuesday, Wood’s lawyer Michael J Kump told The Independent: “Marilyn Manson is giving up his suit against Evan Rachel Wood and has agreed to reimburse Wood astir $327,000 for her attorneys’ fees.

“By the clip she named Manson arsenic her abuser, Wood was already a longtime advocator for survivors of abuse. Wood had testified earlier Congress and the California Senate successful enactment of authorities to grow survivor’s rights and widen the statute of limitations for home violence.”

Kump added: “Manson’s suit accused Wood of defamation and intentional infliction of affectional distress, alleging that they orchestrated a run to formed him arsenic a rapist and destruct his career.”

Manson’s lawyer Howard King said successful a statement: “After 4 years of warring a conflict wherever helium was capable to archer the truth, Brian is pleased to disregard his still-pending claims and entreaty successful bid to adjacent the doorway connected this section of his life.”

After Wood publically accused Manson much than a twelve different women came guardant with akin allegations against the musician. Several of the lawsuits person been dismissed oregon settled.

He has denied each allegations of maltreatment and intersexual assault, claiming his “intimate relationships person ever been wholly consensual with like-minded partners”.

Game Of Thrones histrion Esmé Bianco filed a suit against Manson successful 2021, accusing him of violating quality trafficking laws by bringing her to California from England for roles successful euphony videos and movies that ne'er materialised.

She alleged successful the suit that Manson plied her with intoxicant and drugs, locked her successful a bedroom, gave her electrical shocks, whipped her, tried to marque her person enactment with different woman, and threatened to rape her during the night.

Bianco settled her suit against the rocker successful January 2023.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said successful October that they had conscionable discovered caller grounds and that a determination connected whether to record charges would beryllium made erstwhile the representation was much complete.

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